Amish Boy

[abjurina]

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I keep coming back to this image. For some reason I think its good but I'm not sure if I'm just crazy. Thoughts anyone?

Shot taken:
1/400s
F4.0
ISO 100
Canon Powershot S2 IS

[caseycroucher]

he looks a little blurred to me

[abjurina]

You are right, that post didn't do justice since I had to resize it to get it up. Here's a better resolution, I hope:

[xxpinballxx]

the second shadow is putting me off. I like the what the photo is telling me. Looks as if hes contemplating something serious with his chin in his hand. I would have liked to see him a bit more rotated towards the camera maybe ten or 20 degrees more. Jst to see the side of his fac a bit better.
I lik it though...maybe crop or clone that second shadow out.

[clockdoc]

Consider shooting the whole person, particularly if you are shooting from the back where you need a little more to tell the story. In this case his shadow could have been used to add to the composition. I agree with pinball regarding the second shadow in the new cropping.

[abjurina]

Thanks, My original post included cropping the shadow, but the res wasn't so friendly for viewing. The Amish are a difficult bunch to photograph, mainly because they dislike their photos taken due to religious reasons. I snapped this one from the hip of the boy who is actually listening to a choir sing in an amphitheater.

[jiminyClickit]

abjurina, Welcome

Not a bit crazy, it has a lot of good range from light to dark. The moment of touching the chin is significant. Taken from the back suggests there is more going on than a posed shot. You can learn to look for the other things in fore-and-background, the shot you took is quality. Good eye and fast thinking.

[Calpurnius]

Originally Posted by abjurina

You are right, that post didn't do justice since I had to resize it to get it up. Here's a better resolution, I hope:

I agree with the others that the second shadow is distracting, but I like where you're going with this.